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Heat-trapping carbon dioxide and methane levels in the air last year spiked to record highs again

Apr. 05, 2024 14:05 PM EDT

The levels of the crucial heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere reached historic highs last year, growing at near-record fast paces, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Carbon dioxide, the most important and abundant of the greenhouse gases caused...

Editorial Roundup: Mississippi

Apr. 03, 2024 11:50 AM EDT

Greenwood Commonwealth. April 2, 2024. Editorial: Early Voting Is Put On Hold A House committee chairman has killed an effort this year to allow any Mississippi voter to cast his or her ballot early at the circuit clerk’s office. The chairman, Rep....